Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Trail King Industries

1TKJ0482XNM077324 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 28, 2023
KY
Last seenMay 22, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TKJ0482XNM077324
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1TK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
J0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
077324

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 291 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 291 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 28, 2023 – May 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around0VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4568219601STY/MN
Dec 9, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4568219601STY/MN
Nov 5, 2024COIII · Driver-only2OOSVALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4568219601STY/MN
Jun 26, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4568219601STY/MN
Apr 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around0VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4568219601STY/MN
Feb 23, 2024MNI · Full18OOSSARKINEN TRUCKING LLC 40634779601STY/MN
Jun 28, 2023KYI · Full2VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 4568219601STY/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC456821Jun 28, 2023May 22, 20256MN
SARKINEN TRUCKING LLC4063477Feb 23, 2024Feb 23, 20241MN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9601STYMNVALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INCJun 28, 2023May 22, 20256
9601STYMNSARKINEN TRUCKING LLCFeb 23, 2024Feb 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026